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UnderGround Forum >> White fed up with fighters turning down bouts
| 11/20/12 11:21 AM | |
Madrugadao
Member Since: 5/22/11 Posts: 387 |
Boss of company wishes workers would put his interests above their own, shocker! |
| 11/20/12 11:33 AM | |
time traveling 12er
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Member Since: 10/12/11 Posts: 517 |
The Sauce -Ronin_jutsuka - Think that people would be more likely to take that short-notice fight if it didn't mean getting cut after 2 consecutive losses?Correct answer! You think the guys getting cut after stepping up weren't already on the verge of getting cut? People are looking at this as the fighter doing the UFC a favor so the UFC should owe them. The reality is that the UFC is the top dog so unless you're already in a position not to be cut, the UFC is doing you a favor by even offering the fight. The guy that mentioned pride before. Yeah they didn't cut fighters for losing because they weren't in a position to. They didn't have a near monopoly they could sit on and pick and choose at their leisure. It had nothing to do with budo and everything to do with business and entertainment. It seems crazy to offer guaranteed fight extensions for guys that take fights on short notice. Particularly when there are probably tons of fighter on the same level that would be willing to take the fight. |
| 11/20/12 11:35 AM | |
ABE FROMAN
Edited: 11/20/12 11:36 AM Member Since: 12/15/02 Posts: 69644 |
time traveling 12er - You think the guys getting cut after stepping up weren't already on the verge of getting cut?
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| 11/20/12 11:40 AM | |
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HalfThisGameIs90PercentMental
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Member Since: 9/24/12 Posts: 473 |
I understand both the fighters point of view and Dana's. Dana's is running a fight business, he wants guys who come to fight and so do the fans. As others have said including Dana if you put on great fights and leave it in the ring you will not be cut for losing. Aka a la Hominick. A fighter trying to make it to the top and feed his family will obviously try and be prepared for and cautiously choose his opponents to climb the ladder. All in all if Dana would ask me to fight on short notice I would make sure he would give me a pass on getting the pink slip if i lost and I would go in kamikaze style. 
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| 11/20/12 11:47 AM | |
easedel
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Member Since: 7/14/10 Posts: 2054 |
No one is going to take short notice fights if you keep tossing fighters under the bus like before ( Machida, Shogun, etc ) |
| 11/20/12 11:50 AM | |
Ronin_jutsuka
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Member Since: 12/28/10 Posts: 197 Tatakai Fightwear, President |
time traveling 12er -If that is the case, and the fighter is on the verge, isn't the UFC throwing them under the bus by not giving them the opportunity for a full training camp? Either way it is a horrible position to be in.The Sauce -Ronin_jutsuka - Think that people would be more likely to take that short-notice fight if it didn't mean getting cut after 2 consecutive losses?Correct answer!
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| 11/20/12 12:31 PM | |
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time traveling 12er
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Member Since: 10/12/11 Posts: 518 |
Ronin_jutsuka -time traveling 12er -If that is the case, and the fighter is on the verge, isn't the UFC throwing them under the bus by not giving them the opportunity for a full training camp? Either way it is a horrible position to be in.The Sauce -Ronin_jutsuka - Think that people would be more likely to take that short-notice fight if it didn't mean getting cut after 2 consecutive losses?Correct answer! It's definitely not the ideal situation, but for a fighter on the lower end the UFC is not obligated to make sure that every fighter gets the best circumstances ever. Ideally every fight would get to fight against a style that's easy for them and in their home town with a full training camp and get paid a zillion dollars, but that's not realistic. Sometimes they have to fight overseas and deal with jet lag or a hostile crowd. Sometimes they have to come in on short notice against a style that puts them at a disadvantage. That's how it works. That's not throwing them under the bus. These guys are already under it, the UFC is throwing them a bone. That may sound harsh but that's the reality of working with a near monopoly. Simply put, there are tons of factors that make a fight easier or harder for a fighter. Time is just one of them. |
| 11/20/12 12:49 PM | |
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SinCityHustler
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 11227 |
TARRat -SinCityHustler - I call mine Moby, so what? No I didn't name it, one of my girls back in high school did and it caught on. I decided to keep the name and I've had it ever since. She never did explain about the small squirrly guy, just kept referring to it as Moby Dick. She thought it was so clever, would laugh her ass off every time she called it that. |
| 11/20/12 12:49 PM | |
Cung knocked my ace out
Member Since: 8/19/12 Posts: 797 |
Has Dana showed up on this thread to answer any of our questions????? I didn't think so 
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| 11/20/12 1:07 PM | |
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Pyrenus
Edited: 11/20/12 1:09 PM Member Since: 4/8/08 Posts: 218 |
Maybe they should start publishing their names when a fighter turns down a fight. A little public humiliation might be a good incentive. Edit: This would likely also have effects on a fighter's sponsorships. |
| 11/20/12 1:09 PM | |
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SinCityHustler
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 11228 |
GeraldHares - Agree with this post and I'll add a couple of things and ask a couple of questions. First of all, shouldn't the fighter be in shape and although not at peak shape, in fight shape none the less in case his name gets called up? I think the fighter should want to be in shape and live that lifestyle, as many do. Many of the short notice fights are at least a month notice if not longer and in the event that the fight is closer, generally guys are being asked to step in that are training for other fights anyways. I don't see this as a big problem, where others are saying they need the full camp in order to get ready for the specific opponennt. But if the specific opponent doesn't have additional time to get ready either, that seems like a wash to me. Perhaps I'm biased because I'm from an era where you didn't get months to prepare for your fight, rather often times you found out who you were fighting at the fighter meeting the day prior to the fight or the day of. It was your responsibility to show up in shape, ready to go. thecobra here Gerald, thanks for the reply and hope to see you in the big show soon.
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| 11/20/12 1:12 PM | |
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MattyJ
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Member Since: 1/3/08 Posts: 159 |
Dana has a point when it comes to people like Jon Jones turning down a replacement fight when he was in fight shape and against a lighter opponent who hasn't trained etc, but as many others have said when the stakes are so high and there seems to be no allowances for losing in a short notice fight he really can't blame people for not doing him a favour when their whole career might go down the pan if they lose.
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| 11/20/12 1:12 PM | |
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Hungry4Stink
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Member Since: 12/26/09 Posts: 1528 |
VitorSuckedBonesToes - Exactly. Things change if Zuffa makes them employees instead of independent contractors, but Zuffa is not willing to do that. |
| 11/20/12 1:15 PM | |
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UGCTT_I Got Fitched Up
Member Since: 5/13/11 Posts: 14766 |
Maybe Dana is missing the part where fighters want to be PAID EXTRA for stepping up on short notice. Many of them might be saying no because they want more money....
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| 11/20/12 1:19 PM | |
JimmersonzGlove
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Member Since: 6/5/05 Posts: 30773 |
So Dana misses the Pride days too, eh? |
| 11/20/12 1:25 PM | |
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time traveling 12er
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Member Since: 10/12/11 Posts: 519 |
LilBrockonmychest -Ronin_jutsuka -time traveling 12er -If that is the case, and the fighter is on the verge, isn't the UFC throwing them under the bus by not giving them the opportunity for a full training camp? Either way it is a horrible position to be in.The Sauce -Ronin_jutsuka - Think that people would be more likely to take that short-notice fight if it didn't mean getting cut after 2 consecutive losses?Correct answer! Why stop there? Why not also wait for the perfect opponent that offers the best risk to reward ratio? A highly ranked fighter that gives you a style advantage. And why not wait to fight in your home town where you'll get the backing of the crowd? And why not wait... oh too bad you lost your job. Turning down a fight gives you 0% chance of winning. It also sucks for fans having to sit around waiting for fighters to timidly lawyer their way to the top. I always thought the objective was to see who was the best, not to see who could game the system the best. |
| 11/20/12 1:26 PM | |
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Zed Wayne Zed
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Member Since: 10/20/11 Posts: 868 |
Problem is, lots of guys "Who come to fight" still get cut. |
| 11/20/12 2:12 PM | |
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PrestigeWorldwide
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Member Since: 11/18/10 Posts: 1135 |
time traveling 12er -The Sauce -Ronin_jutsuka - Think that people would be more likely to take that short-notice fight if it didn't mean getting cut after 2 consecutive losses?Correct answer! It's not just fighters on the verge of getting cut though. Look at Kongo and Mitrione. Both have turned down fights and are not fighters the UFC will cut after a short-notice loss. The problem there is that they don't want to risk their line in title contention. A loss sends them to the far back of the line and also shoots them down on the main card or prelims. |
| 11/20/12 2:22 PM | |
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Ludelow
Member Since: 6/7/12 Posts: 886 |
DanEzra -Ludelow - Not a single fighter wants the Bonnar treatment! after he tested positive he lost it all, a nice retirement, his commentary job, hell, even dana does not want to talk to him, dana is afraid to pick up his cell? well, so for the rewards of taking a fight on short notice to save a card! |
| 11/20/12 2:28 PM | |
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Steven S
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Member Since: 4/3/04 Posts: 11394 |
I am fed up with Dana taling to/about fighters the way he does. The man hasn't fought before and his bullshit bullying tactics the way he talks to them is absurd. He has no class. |
| 11/20/12 2:33 PM | |
JerodR
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Member Since: 12/17/07 Posts: 2421 |
When fighting is how you feed your family you are going to take fights that make sense for you, and give you time to be ready. I know it sucks but Dana has to understand that these people are just trying to protect their future. They don't want to be the next guy sent packing because they had a sub par performance. |
| 11/20/12 2:36 PM | |
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Internettufguy
Member Since: 3/18/10 Posts: 234 |
Ludelow -DanEzra -Ludelow - Not a single fighter wants the Bonnar treatment! Did you not read the part of your statement that says "after he tested positive?" Taking the fight on short notice and losing has nothing to do with Dana's current attitude toward Bonnar. He is pissed because he was caught using banned substances. Again. |
| 11/20/12 2:42 PM | |
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Mix6APlix
Member Since: 10/26/03 Posts: 17013 |
I have no problem with someone not wanting to take a fight on 8 days notice. You sign a contract which gives you 6-8 weeks to prepare for your opponent, which at the highest level you need. Taking fights on such short notice, is stupid. Ballsy, but stupid. |
| 11/20/12 2:45 PM | |
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Internettufguy
Member Since: 3/18/10 Posts: 235 |
Can someone please compile a list of fighters that were cut immediately after losing a short notice fight? I think that rather than making generalized statements about fighters being punished for taking short notice fights, it would be more prudent to look at each situation individually - like DeMarques being cut because Joe Silva, not Dana, was pissed at him for missing weight, and he had already lost two fights in a row prior to this. DeMarques was only still in the UFC because he is a gamer. I see lots of comments about not wanting to take fights because of the chance they can lose money. Well, if they don't fight how much money do they make? These short notice fights are not total mismatches and if the fighter being asked to step up doesn't feel he can cut the muster, then perhaps fighting on the smaller shows to develop his skill is a better bet. In fact, I think the UFC does a lot of these guys who have been losing or even remaining stagnant a favor by letting them go. I would think it is much easier to get your confidence back and reestablish your brand on a smaller stage. Not to mention you can get a lot more fights outside the UFC. For every fighter that is questionably cut, there is someone that is brought back so it isn't like the UFC is blackballing all these fighters. |
| 11/20/12 2:48 PM | |
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Vitor29
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 10815 |
MasterofMartialArts - I'm one guy who strongly believes in guys fighting who is in front of them. Recently this has been a growing trend with more guys on the roster, more events, and more injuries. The only time I would justify turning down a fight is for an injury. Not that I'm in the fight business or that I'm important, but I have tremendous respect for guys that fight anybody that's offered. Guys that say "whatever my boss asks of me, I will do". It's a really a simple, moral value.It's an idiotic moral value if you know that by taking that fight and losing you are jeopardizing your career.
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